geolæfen

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jehwlaēbanþs. Cognate with Old Norse jólaaptann.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈje͜oːlˌæː.fen/, [ˈje͜oːlˌæː.ven] (original)
• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːlˌæː.fen/, [ˈjuːlˌæː.ven], /ˈjoːlˌæː.fen/, [ˈjoːlˌæː.ven] (Norse influence)

Noun

ġēolǣfen or ġeōlǣfen m

1. Christmas Eve
2. the evening before Christmas

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġēolǣfen	ġēolǣfennas
accusative	ġēolǣfen	ġēolǣfennas
genitive	ġēolǣfennes	ġēolǣfenna
dative	ġēolǣfenne	ġēolǣfennum

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġeōlǣfen	ġeōlǣfennas
accusative	ġeōlǣfen	ġeōlǣfennas
genitive	ġeōlǣfennes	ġeōlǣfenna
dative	ġeōlǣfenne	ġeōlǣfennum

Synonyms

• *Cristes mæsseǣfen

Descendants

• Middle English: Yol eve